Hungarian interview - John Balthes

Date
1985-06-05
Interviewer: Schooley, Anne
Interviewee: Balthes, John
Contributor: Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Description

John Balthes is originally from Transylvania, a region that was historically part of the Kingdom of Hungary, but is now in present-day Romania. He emigrated from Transylvania to Canada and describes his early years in his new home. Mr. Balthes attended night school in Windsor. He talks about invention of a priming aid and also describes how they obtained one of the first irrigation systems in Ontario.

John Balthes est originairement de Transylvanie, une région qui, historiquement, faisait partie du Royaume de Hongrie, mais qui se trouve maintenant dans la Roumanie actuelle. Il a émigré de Transylvanie au Canada et décrit ses débuts dans son nouveau pays. M. Balthes a suivi des cours du soir à Windsor. Il parle de l’invention d’un «priming aid» et décrit comment ils ont obtenu un des premiers systèmes d’irrigation en Ontario.

Physical description
(1 audio file (0:33:04))
Keywords
Balthes, John - Hungarian Canadian - Oral history
Genre
Interviews
Oral histories
Sound recordings
Type of resource
Sound recording non-musical
Language
English
Part of
1956 Hungarian Memorial Oral History Project
Identifier
HungTape10118
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